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World · New York · Tourism · Animals · 23.10.2026 · 02:11

New York City votes to phase out horse-drawn carriages from June 2028

The City Council approved the plan. The ban is not immediate.

A horse-drawn carriage in Central Park in an archive photograph from 5 July 2007
Archive photo, 5 July 2007: Colin W / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · Resized and converted to WebP.

New York City Council voted on 22 October 2026 to phase out tourist horse-drawn carriages from 1 June 2028, with 40 votes in favour.

The text provides for a workforce transition plan by 1 April 2027 and protects horses from transfer for slaughter. Compensation for businesses remains under consideration.

This is Council approval; the legislative record checked did not yet establish a mayoral signature. Rides are not banned from today.

Source: New York City Council — announcement and legislative record · Reuters

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